disconnector

hurley0816 · October 28, 2009, 06:02 PM

i was curious what a disconnector does? i went to clean my remington 742 this morning and i took it apart like any other time and the disconnector sheared off.never knew what it did and am now curious.

drail · October 28, 2009, 07:17 PM

It disconnects the trigger from the sear so it (the sear) can reset into the hammer notch. Without the disconnect function it would allow the hammer to fall as the action is closed and fire. Many early shotguns did not disconnect and would fire as fast as the pump was cycled if the trigger was held to the rear. (1897 Win. and Ithaca 37)

MTT TL · October 28, 2009, 08:13 PM

Take your weapon to a gun smith prior to reassembley. You could be getting into legal issues.

hurley0816 · October 28, 2009, 08:39 PM

legal issues???

PetahW · October 28, 2009, 09:51 PM

A Remington 742 is a semi-automatic sportng rifle, but with the disconnector disabled, not only does it become dangerous to use, it becomes a machine gun under Federal Law.

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drail · October 28, 2009, 09:52 PM

Possible legal issues. If a cop (or somebody who hates assault weapons) is standing around the range and thinks you have performed a conversion it could get real ugly quick. It has happened.

MTT TL · October 28, 2009, 10:02 PM

Depending upon what exactly you did it could result in uncontrolled fully automatic fire. Better to take it to someone competent to fix it than to mess with it. It is not worth the legal trouble you could find yourself in.

hurley0816 · October 28, 2009, 10:07 PM

thanks guys! part is ordered and will be fixed immediatly. one question is it illegal for me to put the part on?

CowTowner · October 29, 2009, 06:36 AM

I could be wrong.... But as long as you are repairing the gun with the factory correct type part to retain the semi-auto functionality, instead of modifying it, you should be fine

drail · October 29, 2009, 06:37 AM

No, you may work on your own weapon.

MTT TL · October 29, 2009, 07:19 AM

You can put it on yourself so long as it is not modified, but the issue is it needs to be done correctly. I am not trying to bust your balls; but since you admitted that until yesterday you did know what it did it might be a good idea to seek professional help. As others have pointed out there are in people in prison for malfunctioning weapons.

October 28, 2009, 06:02 PM	#1
hurley0816 Junior Member Join Date: October 28, 2009 Posts: 3	disconnector i was curious what a disconnector does? i went to clean my remington 742 this morning and i took it apart like any other time and the disconnector sheared off.never knew what it did and am now curious.

October 29, 2009, 06:36 AM	#9
CowTowner Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2007 Location: Cowtown of course! Posts: 1,747	I could be wrong.... But as long as you are repairing the gun with the factory correct type part to retain the semi-auto functionality, instead of modifying it, you should be fine __________________ NRA Chief Range Safety Officer, Home Firearms Safety, Pistol and Rifle Instructor *“Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life......”* President John F. Kennedy

October 28, 2009, 07:17 PM	#2
drail Junior member Join Date: February 2, 2008 Posts: 3,150	It disconnects the trigger from the sear so it (the sear) can reset into the hammer notch. Without the disconnect function it would allow the hammer to fall as the action is closed and fire. Many early shotguns did not disconnect and would fire as fast as the pump was cycled if the trigger was held to the rear. (1897 Win. and Ithaca 37)

October 28, 2009, 08:13 PM	#3
MTT TL Senior Member Join Date: October 21, 2009 Location: Quadling Country Posts: 2,780	Take your weapon to a gun smith prior to reassembley. You could be getting into legal issues.

October 28, 2009, 08:39 PM	#4
hurley0816 Junior Member Join Date: October 28, 2009 Posts: 3	legal issues???

October 28, 2009, 09:51 PM	#5
PetahW Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 4,678	A Remington 742 is a semi-automatic sportng rifle, but with the disconnector disabled, not only does it become dangerous to use, it becomes a machine gun under Federal Law. .

October 28, 2009, 09:52 PM	#6
drail Junior member Join Date: February 2, 2008 Posts: 3,150	Possible legal issues. If a cop (or somebody who hates assault weapons) is standing around the range and thinks you have performed a conversion it could get real ugly quick. It has happened.

October 28, 2009, 10:02 PM	#7
MTT TL Senior Member Join Date: October 21, 2009 Location: Quadling Country Posts: 2,780	Depending upon what exactly you did it could result in uncontrolled fully automatic fire. Better to take it to someone competent to fix it than to mess with it. It is not worth the legal trouble you could find yourself in.

October 28, 2009, 10:07 PM	#8
hurley0816 Junior Member Join Date: October 28, 2009 Posts: 3	thanks guys! part is ordered and will be fixed immediatly. one question is it illegal for me to put the part on?

October 29, 2009, 06:37 AM	#10
drail Junior member Join Date: February 2, 2008 Posts: 3,150	No, you may work on your own weapon.

October 29, 2009, 07:19 AM	#11
MTT TL Senior Member Join Date: October 21, 2009 Location: Quadling Country Posts: 2,780	You can put it on yourself so long as it is not modified, but the issue is it needs to be done correctly. I am not trying to bust your balls; but since you admitted that until yesterday you did know what it did it might be a good idea to seek professional help. As others have pointed out there are in people in prison for malfunctioning weapons.